Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go away! Come back later.
I’ll give it tomorrow”—when it is there with you.

He will die because there is no discipline,
and be lost because of his great stupidity.

When you walk here and there, they will guide you;
when you lie down, they will watch over you;
when you wake up, they will talk to you.

I was born
when there were no watery depths
and no springs filled with water.

I was there when He established the heavens,
when He laid out the horizon on the surface of the ocean,

But he doesn’t know that the departed spirits are there,
that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

When there are many words, sin is unavoidable,
but the one who controls his lips is wise.

When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices,
and when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting.

Without guidance, people fall,
but with many counselors there is deliverance.

There is one who speaks rashly,
like a piercing sword;
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

There is life in the path of righteousness,
but another path leads to death.

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Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is empty,
but an abundant harvest comes
through the strength of an ox.

Fools mock at making restitution,
but there is goodwill among the upright.

There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death.

A poor man is hated even by his neighbor,
but there are many who love the rich.

There is profit in all hard work,
but endless talk leads only to poverty.

Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
than a fattened ox with hatred.

Plans fail when there is no counsel,
but with many advisers they succeed.

When a king’s face lights up, there is life;
his favor is like a cloud with spring rain.

There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death.

A man with many friends may be harmed,
but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

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All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words,
but they are not there.

Discipline your son while there is hope;
don’t be intent on killing him.

The slacker does not plow during planting season;
at harvest time he looks, and there is nothing.

There is gold and a multitude of jewels,
but knowledgeable lips are a rare treasure.

There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked;
the one who guards himself stays far from them.

The slacker says, “There’s a lion outside!
I’ll be killed in the public square!”

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.

The slacker says, “There’s a lion in the road—
a lion in the public square!”

When he speaks graciously, don’t believe him,
for there are seven abominations in his heart.

there will be enough goat’s milk for your food—
food for your household
and nourishment for your female servants.

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When the righteous triumph,
there is great rejoicing,
but when the wicked come to power,
people hide themselves.

If a wise man goes to court with a fool,
there will be ranting and raving but no resolution.

Do you see a man who speaks too soon?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.

There is a generation that curses its father
and does not bless its mother.

There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes,
yet is not washed from its filth.

There is a generation—how haughty its eyes
and pretentious its looks.

There is a generation whose teeth are swords,
whose fangs are knives,
devouring the oppressed from the land
and the needy from among mankind.